BA Communications is not available to students entering past Spring 2013. Communications has been developed into three specialist areas, students on application from Fall 2013 onwards will need to decide between one of the following concentrations: 1) Marketing and Public Relations, 2) Media Production and 3) Media Studies. Open University validated as BA (Hons) Creative Arts and Communications: Communications with Combined Studies The major in Communications offers a combination of intercultural communications and interdisciplinary studies. The degree offers students a broad-based knowledge of current communications theory and extensive hands-on practical experience. This combination prepares students ideally for graduate study or for careers in international media, international marketing, corporate communications or other creative fields. The required lower and upper division courses are enhanced by a theoretical and a practical module of four courses each. In their final year, students bring their acquired theoretical knowledge to the completion of COM 491 Senior Seminar and their acquired practical skills to COM 401 Communications Projects Workshop.

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